Chapter 664: Defending the Home Arena III
Duncan has one of the top five levels of individual defense in history, and his offense has also been at the top of the league.
In addition to his stability, his turning hook hand, and mid-distance playing are all signature skills, and with the advantage of height and arm span, Yang Di is actually quite difficult to defend.
In the first game, Duncan scored 24 points and 15 rebounds, which was not inferior to Yang Di in terms of data, and this was still under the main attack of Parker, Ginobili and others.
The two can be regarded as having completed the mutual explosion, and no one can help anyone.
After Yang Di quickly served the baseline ball, Fisher received the ball and advanced quickly, and as soon as he crossed the front court, he handed the ball to Yang Di, who then caught up, and Yang Di turned around outside the three-point line to meet Ray Allen, who was running over.
The two passed the ball hand-to-hand to cover, and Yang Di blocked Bowen for him.
"Damn it!"
Bowen scolded secretly, and before he could use the entangled small action kung fu, he was blocked by Yang Di.
"Bang!"
After Bowen was blocked, Ray Allen dribbled to the basket, Duncan adjusted the help defense in small steps, Yang Di withdrew, and Ray Allen attacked on both fronts, and the Spurs contracted the overall defense.
Ray Allen splits the ball outside and Danny Granger catches the ball forward and shoots.
missed, rebounded and bounced.
Yang Di and Duncan grabbed rebounds at the same time, Duncan was two-handed, and Yang Di was one-handed.
Yang Di saw that the ball might not be able to grab Duncan, so he immediately struggled to point his fingers forward, and then gently picked up the ball, and the basketball flew above the heads of the two and floated in the direction of Yang Di.
Yang Di jumped up again, grabbed the rebound with one hand, put his hands together, and landed heavily on the floor.
The Spurs players gathered around, wrapped Yang Di, Yang Di went out to score the ball, Ray Allen received the ball and hit a jumper.
"Good shot!"
Ray Allen pointed at Yang Di, who passed by him, and the two high-fived in celebration.
Popovich looked a little angry, this rebound should not have been lost, but Duncan was already stuck in the main position, and Yang Di took the lead in touching the basketball with one-handed bounce, changing the trajectory of the basketball.
Spurs attack.
Parker changed his offensive approach after holding the ball through half court, this time with him and Duncan on the pick-and-roll.
Elson was a cover for Finley to run without the ball on the weak side, and after Parker and Duncan blocked and dismantled, it was the same as the action of Ray Allen just now, breaking inside to attract Youngdy's help defense, and moving out in a wide range, and Finley, who was 45 degrees, received Parker's pass when he was vacant.
The Warriors didn't have time to rotate defensively, and Finley shot a three-pointer directly from the outside.
Hit!
"Yes, Finley is pretty accurate. The Spurs' offensive tactics are as fine as a machine, Finley comes out to catch the ball, Parker passes the ball just right, from the strong side to the weak side, all in one go! Zhang Weiping blew a wave of Spurs' offense at the right time, "The Spurs' offense is overshadowed by their excellent defense, which is easy to overlook, but in fact, their offense is as stable as their long-standing defense." ”
"That's right, for the Warriors, the Spurs on both ends of the floor are a very big challenge, their experience, their tactical execution, their steady style of play, whether the Warriors can defend their home court, there is still a lot of work to be done."
Both teams have their own characteristics in offense and defense, and after the first quarter of the meeting, the point difference is still the same as the previous game, without much difference, alternating into the first mandatory timeout of the first quarter.
After that timeout, the Spurs went on a 7-0 offensive run, starting with Parker hitting a 3-pointer, then Ginobili hitting a layup, Duncan hitting a basket, and the GDP pair scoring a goal each to give a five-point lead over the Warriors at 19-12, and Montgomery was forced to call a timeout.
The Spurs boosted morale.
After returning from a timeout, Jandy assisted Danny Granger on a mid-range jumper, and the offensive basket broke through to cause Elson to foul, and the Warriors stabilized the situation.
The Spurs still insist on shrinking the defense, Yang Di can have few opportunities to show his skills in the penalty area, and if he floats outside, there is not much damage, if the three points are not accurate, this game is more auspicious.
Montgomery also thought of this, but he believes that the Warriors' three-point shooting rate, whether it is Ray Allen or Danny Granger, is about 4 percent, and the shooting rate at this level can be called a shooter.
At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors trailed the Spurs by two points, 23-25.
In the second quarter, Popovich continued to make adjustments, pairing Oberto and Ginobili with the usual game, and at the same time replacing Bowen, who came off the break early in the first quarter, and used Bowen to limit the breakthrough of speed players like Monta Ellis.
Monta-Ellis met Bowen, who was entangled, and as soon as he broke through his thigh and hit Ellis's knee, his thigh was numb.
The Warriors' offense was like a quagmire, Monta Ellis continued to paddle after the last poor performance, as if sleepwalking, the breakthrough did not have a sharp feeling, and the last layup was always interfered with, but fortunately, he did not make many mistakes, and Montgomery continued to keep him on the court to control the ball.
The Warriors trailed the Spurs by nine points at most, losing to the Spurs bench group.
After Yang Di came on the court, the score slowly recovered, and by halftime, the Warriors were 47-51 behind the Spurs by four points.
In today's game, the shooting percentage is obviously a lot higher.
In the third quarter, Ray Allen hit three three-pointers, and Yang Di hit two mid-range turnaround jumpers, and the Warriors launched a 10-2 shockwave to overtake and lead the Spurs. After Popovich's timeout, he replaced Elson and Finley with Ginobili and Oberto to strengthen the interior defense and outside offense.
Duncan caused Yang Dee to foul for the third time, causing Montgomery to be vigilant, and with more than 3 minutes left in the third quarter, he replaced Yang Di.
In the final quarter of the game, the two sides entered the decisive battle.
With less than six minutes left, the two teams were tied at 90, and the scorching situation was the most in this year's playoffs.
The defensive intensity increased to the maximum of the two teams, all the players did their best, and Yang Di was also full of firepower, and in the last few minutes, he continued to attack the Spurs' basket.
His super strength ensures that he can still make core moves under such heavy pressure and defense.
In the first minute of the final quarter, Yang Di scored two key points, and the Warriors led the Spurs 101-99.
The Spurs then missed the attack, and the Warriors failed to seize the opportunity to complete the counterattack, and after the two sides spent 30 seconds, the Spurs in the subsequent offense, Parker made a layup and shook Yang Di, and hit the board from a small angle.
Yang Di made a final pass to Ray Allen, who missed a three-point shot, and the two sides went into overtime.
At this time, Yang Di had already scored 30 points, 16 rebounds and 2 blocks, the highest score and the highest rebound in the game, and played super data in front of Duncan.
With less than five minutes of rest, the two sides went into extra time.
In overtime, Yang Di broke through and caused Duncan to commit his fifth foul, went to the free throw line and made free throws, and scored first.
Ginobili broke through and went to the outside, Bowen didn't dare to shoot a three-pointer, passed back to Parker, Parker broke through again, went deep into the basket, and wanted to pass to Duncan, but the pass was wrong and was cut off by Yang Di.
Yang Di hugged the basketball and was not in a hurry to attack.
There were only five minutes of extra time and every point counted.
In the Warriors' offense, Yang Di blocked and covered for Ray Allen, and Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer against Bowen's defense!
"Beautiful!"
"Ray Allen's crucial three points!"
The fans raised their arms and shouted, just now Ray Allen failed to shoot the stunner, but it did not affect his psychology at all, and in overtime, he still hit three points with a big heart.